Al Madīnah Geographic coordinates

Al Madīnah is in Basra, Iraq, at latitude 30.96324 and longitude 47.26998. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

30.96324, 47.26998

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.9632° N 47.27° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°57'47.7'' N 47°16'11.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 716816 3427738

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H29X779+7X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj985ssvy

Latitude and longitude of Al Madīnah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 30.96324 47.26998
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.9632° N 47.27° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°57'47.7'' N 47°16'11.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°57.794' N 47°16.199' E

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30.9632° N 47.27° E
Al Madīnah Parallel and meridian of Al Madīnah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Madīnah

Distance to the equator 3,443 km (2,139 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,471 km (2,778 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,564 km (4,079 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,450 km (8,357 mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Madīnah

Al Madīnah lies near the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Al Madīnah have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Al Madīnah: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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